Black middle-class school pupils and their parents are treated as if they know less about education than their white counterparts, a new study has found. Parents questioned for the University of London study said they felt compelled to dress extra smartly when meeting teachers and one claimed she ... Read more...
From gagging orders to inciting rioting, and libel suits and defamation, Twitter can be a minefield for legal implications, according to new research. Amid the super-injunction controversy earlier this year, 68 percent Twitter users in the UK have “little or no awareness of their legal responsi... Read more...
Halloween originated thousands of years ago, making it one of the oldest holidays. The Halloween that we celebrated today, has had many influences from many cultures over the years, such as the Roman's Pomona Day, Celtic festival of Samhain, and the Christian holidays of All Saints and All S... Read more...
"...Like Stanley Kubrick...This is some visionary sh*t..." In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. Director: S... Read more...
Q. Is Obama better than Bush? A. It depends how you like your imperialism – with a white face or a black one. By Stephen Gowans US president Barack Obama’s speech at Accra, Ghana on July 11, 2009 was equal parts jaw dropping hypocrisy, outright fiction, sound advice for Africans if taken ... Read more...
Oh say can you see…the end of American independence? This Fourth of July, the United States celebrates its 235th year of freedom from British rule. That’s emancipated us from yeasty marmite, pesky ‘u’s in our ‘neighbors’ and from having to ask God to “save the Queen”. Phew.... Read more...
…He was a dark, grim man wit’ jet black hair wit’ a patch o’ gray in the front o’ it; he always wore a buzz cut. He had dark, beautiful, rich skin with these piercin’ hazel eyes. Lookin’ into his eyes, you can see there was so much pain in his soul. He had a scar down his face throug... Read more...
"Every child is a genius. Once you identify the talent of a child and put them in the environment that will nurture that talent, then the sky is the limit." Paula and Peter Imafidon are just like any other 9-year-olds. They love laughing, playing on the computer and fighting with each other. Wh... Read more...
With 70 percent of its more than 600 million members outside the United States, Facebook is creating its own foreign service, hiring a network of ambassadors from India to Ireland to represent the Palo Alto-based social network with foreign governments and cultures. Facebook's new global polic... Read more...